Zoo visitors affect sleep, displacement activities, and affiliative and aggressive behaviors in captive ebony langurs (Trachypithecus auratus)
Publication/Journal: acta ethologica
Keywords: behavior, captivity, displacement, langurs, primates, sleep, visitor studies
2020
Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress
2018
Integrating trans-abdominal ultrasonography with fecal steroid metabolite monitoring to accurately diagnose pregnancy and predict the timing of parturition in the red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carnivore reproduction, delayed implantation, embryonic diapause, non-invasive monitoring, pseudopregnancy, wildlife
2017
Intranasal oxytocin and a polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor gene are associated with human-directed social behavior in golden retriever dogs
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: behavior genetics, canine, canine behavior, domestic dog, oxtr, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor gene, social behavior, wolf
2017
Recapturing the canopy: stimulating Bornean orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) natural locomotion behaviour in a zoo environment
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: body postures, enclosure design, great apes, movement patterns, positional behaviour, zoo welfare
2017
Toward a Choice-Based Judgment Bias Task for Horses
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: *cognitive bias, animal welfare, emotional state, horse, mood
2017
Electrical stunning of edible crabs (Cancer pagurus): from single experiments to commercial practice
Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare
Keywords: animal welfare, crab, crustacean, electricity, slaughter, stunning
2016
Detection of pathogenic Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using water filtration, animal and bait testing
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: amphibians, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, chytridiomycosis, keratin, molecular beacon realtime pcr, water testing
2014
Use of urinary biomarkers of ovarian function and altrenogest supplementation to enhance captive breeding success in the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: estrogen conjugates, estrous cycle, pregnancy, progesterone metabolites, progesterone supplementation, silent estrus
2014
Sexual maturation in the sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: follicle, pregnane, progesterone, testosterone, ultrasonography
2013